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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is lauding progress on ending taxpayer funding of offices for former House speakers. The perk was instituted in 1971 and gives former House speakers payments for rent, office allowances...
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 @ 7:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) introduced H.R. 1855, legislation that would abolish post-speaker offices, a taxpayer-funded perk that is given to retired Speakers of the House for up to five years following their departure from office.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4) introduced an amendment to the legislative branch appropriations bill to defund the post-speaker office that retired speakers enjoy for up to five years after they leave office
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 3:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4) introduced legislation to de-authorize the post-speaker office that retired speakers enjoy for up to five years after they leave office. The practice started in 1971 when former Speaker John McCormack retired. In the...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:46 am
By: Chris Downey
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